Muhammad Al Shaalan

Muhammad bin Ahmed Al Shaalan (Arabic: محمد بن أحمد بن عبدالرحمن الشعلان; died June 2015) was a Saudi military officer and commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) from 2014 up until his death in Saudi Arabia. Al Shaalan was initially reported to have died from a heart attack outside the country by the Ministry of Defense, during the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war.^[1] In early June 2015, several Scud missiles were fired by the Houthis from Yemen and hit King Khalid Air Base, which serves as the center of the Saudi air campaign against them; he was killed in the missile attack.^[2][3] Al Shaalan was from a tribal family that spans Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and southern Iraq.^[4]

Muhammad Al Shaalan
Native name	محمد الشعلان
Birth name	Muhammad bin Ahmed Al Shaalan
Died	June 2015
Allegiance	Saudi Arabia
Branch	Royal Saudi Air Force
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	Royal Saudi Air Force
Battles / wars	Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen